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State Dinner Style! See What Former First Ladies Have Worn (PHOTOS, POLL)

First Posted: 3/18/10   Updated: 5/25/11

It's like the inauguration all over again! Everyone is wondering what (and who?) Michelle Obama will wear when she and her husband welcome Prime Minister Singh for Tuesday night's state dinner. From Jackie Kennedy to Laura Bush (and a lot of Hillary Clinton in between), here's a look back at some other first lady fashion at state dinners. Tell us which looks you think are spectacular and which are just "eh."

Mamie Eisenhower, 1958
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Following a state dinner for Supreme Court Justices, First Lady Mamie Eisenhower (1896 - 1979) (center, with white gloves) talks with a group of women in the Red Room of the White House. (Photo from LIFE.com)
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It's like the inauguration all over again! Everyone is wondering what (and who?) Michelle Obama will wear when she and her husband welcome Prime Minister Singh for Tuesday night's state dinner. From J...
It's like the inauguration all over again! Everyone is wondering what (and who?) Michelle Obama will wear when she and her husband welcome Prime Minister Singh for Tuesday night's state dinner. From J...
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